Kerry McNiven
CT Society for Respiratory Care
History
Rick Bowen and Ginny
DeFillipo and ???
Problems With Our
Competition
Lack of:
Participation
Prepared teams
Commitment to go to
national competition
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Biggest Barriers to
Participation
• Wouldn’t know answers
• Wouldn’t answer in time
• Feeling stupid in front of
peers/colleagues
• Not enough beer/wine to
boost their confidence
and still be able to drive
home
Changes Were Made
• Became multiple choice
• Became more of an
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individual competition
than a team competition
Everyone in audience
could participate
No one would know who
answered what but
would learn correct
answer
Prizes
Game Cards
Everyone was given
raffle tickets so
periodically a number
was drawn for a gift card
Given to anyone who got
a particular question
correct
Highest Score/Winner
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How Did We do it?
Used a personal Educators
response
changed
clicker system
questions to
multiple
choice and
placed them in
a PowerPoint
presentation
How Can You do This at Home?
• Find an education program
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that is using some type of
audience response system and
borrow their system
Rent a system (~$700.00)
Buy a system (~1,000.00)
• Download the free software
• This is what I use:
http://www.einstruction.com
• Take sputum bowl questions and
make them multiple choice
Key Points
• Emphasize that answers will
not show who said what
• The computer will “collect”
answers and will calculate
who wins
After Downloading the Software, Set up Your
“Class”
Name the “Class” and Choose the Device
All Joined – Notice no Names Assigned
• Make sure to Enable Add-Ins on Your Power
Points
• It will appear above you tool bar on the
task pane
• Add your questions
• Be sure to select the correct answer
• Test everything to make sure it works
Start Up Slide
When Question Appears and has Been Read,
Active the Timer
What Responses Look Like as Collected
The Correct Answers Are Shown
Determining the Winner
Clicker
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Welcome Players!!
Sending Answers
Press the lettered response button that represents
your answer.
Transmission Status
If your Response was received, the Received LED
will be green.
If your Response was not received, the Not
Received LED will be red. Resend your answer.
Can I Change My Answer?
You can change your answer up to 3 times in the
allotted time. Your third answer cannot be changed
When was the Social Intercourse Committee (SIC) born?
A. 1980
B. 1985
C. 1990
D. 1995
E. 2000
Where was most HOD meetings held?
A. Las Vegas, NV
B. Atlanta, GA
C. New Orleans, LA
D. St. Petersburg, FL
E. Vail, CO
In what year did the HOD first meet?
A. 1963
B. 1964
C. 1965
D. 1966
E. 1967
Who was the AARC President in 1997?
A. Charlie Brooks
B. Cynthia Molle
C. Kerry George
D. Diane Kimball
In what year was a general disaster fund established to
aid AARC members involved in national disasters?
A. 1990
B. 1991
C. 1992
D. 1993
E. 1994